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Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia
ATLANTA - Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians' lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said.
Nations:U.S. People:Tom Hanks Meg Ryan Source:(AP)
2009-10-29
Itching to stop smoking? Scientists may know why
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists think they have discovered why people trying to quit smoking often find they are itching to stop.
Nations:U.K. Source:(Reuters)
2009-09-13
Mich. woman's begging to get smokes ends in arrest
DECATUR TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A 49-year-old southwestern Michigan woman who asked a sheriff's deputy to lend her money for cigarettes after just being told to stop begging by the deputy ended up behind bars.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-08-02
Alcohol and Trauma: Blood Test Gets to the Truth
FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Testing the blood-alcohol level of trauma patients could help medical personnel identify those at risk for further complications from drinking issues, a new study says.
Nations:U.S. Switzerland Source:(HealthDay News)
2009-07-24
Pentagon won't ban war-zone smoking, despite study
WASHINGTON - Smoke 'em if you got 'em. The Pentagon reassured troops Wednesday that it won't ban tobacco products in war zones. Defense officials hadn't actually planned to eliminate smoking -- at least for now. But fear of a ban arose among some troops after the Defense Department received a study recommending the military move toward becoming tobacco-free -- perhaps in about 20 years.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Source:(AP)
2009-07-15
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- Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia 2009-10-29
- Itching to stop smoking? Scientists may know why 2009-09-13
- Mich. woman's begging to get smokes ends in arrest 2009-08-02
- Alcohol and Trauma: Blood Test Gets to the Truth 2009-07-24
- Pentagon won't ban war-zone smoking, despite study 2009-07-15
- Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability 2009-07-05
- Obama pledges to quickly sign anti-smoking bill 2009-06-13
- Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk 2009-03-23
- Stroke deaths soar in poorer nations, drop in rich: study 2009-02-20
- Study: Paying smokers to quit boosts success rate 2009-02-11
- Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician 2009-01-06
- New laws in 5 states call for fire-safe cigarettes 2009-01-02
- Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks 2008-12-31
- 5 Tips: How to Keep Your New Year's Resolution 2008-12-31
- Chinese man detained for 3 days for smoking on train 2008-12-25
- Court allows lawsuits over 'light' cigarettes 2008-12-15
- Boston commission votes to ban cigar, hookah bars 2008-12-11
- Cancer to be world's top killer by 2010, WHO says 2008-12-09
- Obama says he won't be smoking in White House 2008-12-08
- FTC tosses guidance on tar, nicotine in cigarettes 2008-11-28
- Encouraging dip in rate of new cancers, deaths 2008-11-26
- W. Virginia town shrugs at poorest health ranking 2008-11-16
- Despite failures, search for anti-obesity drugs still looks golden 2008-11-09
- Smoking Makes You Old Before Your Time 2008-10-15
- Cigarette suit first up in new court term Monday 2008-10-06
- Smoking, coal set to claim tens of millions of lives in China 2008-10-03
- Geneva smoking reprieve could last until 2011: minister 2008-10-01
- Scientists warn US Congress of cancer risk for cell phone use 2008-09-25
- Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's 2008-09-03
- Smoking ban goes into effect in Dutch cafes 2008-07-01
- Doctors Under the Influence? 2008-06-27
- AMA takes no action on tobacco bill challenge 2008-06-17
- NY health official: Higher tax helps smokers quit 2008-06-15
- US life expectancy tops 78 as top diseases decline 2008-06-11
- $79 million smoker case not over 2008-06-11
- Risk-of-death charts show smokers should beware 2008-06-10
- N.Y.'s cigarette tax climbs to nation's highest 2008-06-03
- Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast 2008-06-01
- Researchers say smokers tend to quit in groups 2008-05-23
- Kicking the habit may be contagious, study finds 2008-05-21
- Deaths from cancer, heart disease, crashes to soar: WHO 2008-05-21
- Cancer society challenges Americans to get active 2008-05-21
- Birth defect risk doubles in pre-term babies 2008-05-21
- Researchers find smoking-lung cancer culprit 2008-05-14
- Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study 2008-05-08
- Study: Restaurant tobacco bans influence teen smoking 2008-05-05
- Atlantic City votes to ban smoking on floor of casinos 2008-04-24
- Beijing says full smoking ban "impossible" 2008-04-24
- Risk of depression dims hopes for anti-addiction pills 2008-04-23
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